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- ↑ "Nordic Council Children and Young People's Literature Prize: Nominations 2013". Nordic Council . Retrieved 16 October 2016.
- ↑ Anne Soraunet; Marte Lindi (28 October 2013). "Kan få Nordisk råds litteraturpris" [She might win Nordic Council's literature prize] (in Norwegian). NRK . Retrieved 16 October 2016.
- ↑ Kine Moxness Sandnes (29 October 2013). "Nå kan Signe vinne Nordisk råds litteraturpris" [Signe might win Nordic Council's literature prize]. iFinnmark (in Norwegian). Retrieved 16 October 2016.
- ↑ "Isak Saba Guovddáš" (in Northern Sami). Retrieved 16 October 2016.
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